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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday, the below email was sent with only one of the two referenced attachments. I apologize for that oversight! Both letters are now attached to this email. Please read the message below for more details.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kaysea Dahlstrom<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Kaysea R. Dahlstrom <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2020 3:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OPDS Contracts ListServ<br>
<b>Subject:</b> E-Board Hearing 4/23/2020 re PDSC SPA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached to this email, please find a letter from our Legislative Director, Kimberly McCullough, regarding the Emergency Board (“E-Board”) hearing that was held today. During the hearing, the E-Board voted to release of a portion of the
$20 million Special Purpose Appropriation (“SPA”) authorized by HB 5050 (2019). The attached letter explains this in greater detail.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Next Tuesday, April 28<sup>th</sup>, on our weekly provider call, we will be going over this information and its implications. The teleconference will begin at 10:30am. Please join us by dialing 1-866-390-1828 and entering the participant
code, 805008, when prompted. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions about the attached letter, or if there are specific issues you would like us to address on the call, please contact me (at the email listed below) or Kimberly McCullough at
<a href="mailto:Kimberly.L.McCullough@opds.state.or.us">Kimberly.L.McCullough@opds.state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Kaysea Dahlstrom</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<i>Executive Assistant<br>
Office of Public Defense Services</i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <br>
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">198 Commercial St. SE #205</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Salem, OR 97301</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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<a href="mailto:Kaysea.R.Dahlstrom@opds.state.or.us"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Kaysea.R.Dahlstrom@opds.state.or.us</span></a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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